Lyricist

Lyricists put words in a song. He is the one to put words in sync with track and melody and put them to the notes. The job of lyricist doesn't end here, from building the story to turn the knife of irony at the perfect time; the lyricist is involved with every aspect that raises the song to the level of real communication. Earlier, lyricists worked with words,

working with tunes was not part of their realm. Though some celebrated songwriters like Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Frank Loesser, Noel Coward and Steven Sondheim have performed both functions. Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II, who both wrote with Richard Rodgers, Ira Gershwin who wrote with brother George, Johnny Mercer and Johnny Burke are some of the lyricists who immortalized every song they wrote.

In recent years it is almost universal that lyricists are responsible for both words and tunes. John Lennon and Paul McCartney paved the way for performers taking responsibility for providing their own material. Country music groundbreaker like Hank Williams and folkies Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger led the American artistes from Bob Dylan onwards. Nowadays, even specialists who write for somebody write both words and music.

Lyrics are just as vital as the music which accompanies them; they bring forth the essence of the song to the listener. Although it's true that there are certain specified manners that are a guaranteed way to create hit numbers. But it limits the creativity of lyricists. The song writer should not compromise with his creativity as writing for pleasure is the sole karma for every lyricist.